Councilmember Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) swore in the new Student Government Officers at P.S./I.S. 178, the Holliswood School. At P.S./I.S. 178, which is Weprin’s alma mater, he discussed their new roles as elected leaders of the student body. More...

As an outgrowth of a seminar on Dutch art, a group of Queens College students have helped their professor curate the new Godwin-Ternbach Museum (GTM) exhibition, “Re-Forming the Image in the Dutch Golden Age”, on view from February 4 through March 23 More...

The Ozone Park Tudor Civic Association installed its officers in a ceremony on the evening of January 17. The board’s officers, including incoming President Frank Dardani, were sworn in by installing officer, state Senator Joseph P. More...

The family of the first victim of Hurricane Sandy has filed a Notice of Claim outlining their intention to sue the city in the death of Tony Laino, 29, who was struck and killed by a huge tree that collapsed during the storm. More...

A pair of bird strikes forced two JetBlue pilots to turn back to Kennedy International Airport last week. A JetBlue flight that departed from JFK Airport enroute to the Dominican Republic at about 3:30 p.m. More...

Workers with the city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) this week headed to the streets on a “Code Blue” mission to try to coax the homeless out of the frigid temperatures and into city shelters. More...

Police officials last week released a photo of a shotgun-wielding robber (see photo) who attacked a clerk at an Astoria dry cleaner store before grabbing an unknown amount of cash and fleeing the scene. Cops said the 47-year-old victim was More...

February is Heart Month and it’s also a great time to begin a new heart healthy lifestyle. The American Heart Association (AHA) has put together 28 Days of Heart Healthy Ways to get you started. More...

It’s no surprise that most people don’t get too excited about oral surgery. Unfortunately though, it’s a simple reality that most people will have to face some sort of oral surgical procedure at some point in their life. More...

The Queens Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Building Awards honoring the best new and refurbished structures in the borough for 2012. The awards ceremony, held at the LaGuardia Marriot Hotel in Elmhurst, honored various residences, houses of More...

The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) has awarded The Renaissance Charter School a College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) to establish a program to increase its students’ opportunities for college enrollment and complet More...

Prior to a City Council Oversight Hearing examining the city’s disaster management plan before, during, and after Hurricane Sandy, EMS members, led by Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics and Fire Inspectors Local 2507 President Israel Miranda and Uniformed EM More...

Dear Savvy Senior, I just turned 50 and would like to know what resources you recommend for locating senior discounts. Love To Save Dear Love, One of the great perks of growing older in the U.S. More...

On January 18th over a dozen mothers and daughters attended a Self Defense / Crime prevention class sponsored by Moon Wellness, Maria Delgado President and hosted by GymAzing on 23 Avenue in Astoria, Queens. More...

102nd Precinct Find Body In Burning Garage Firefighters responding to a stubborn blaze at a Richmond Hill garage on January 19 made a grisly discovery – the smoldering corpse of an unidentified man, fire officials said. More...

A Manhattan Federal Court judge last week denied bail for the chat pal co-conspirator in the “cannibal cop” case after prosecutors said Michael Van Hise had discussed raping an infant and admitted, after his arrest, that he feels sexual urges toward More...

On the one-month anniversary of the mournful, tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the toughest gun laws in the nation. State Senator Michael Gianaris, who had sponsored More...

Congressmember Grace Meng attended the Presidential Inauguration on January 21 and commented on her first time attending a presidential inauguration: “It was a truly moving sight to see hundreds of thousands of Americans pack the National Mall More...